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Car ploughs into school trip teenagers killing teacher in Berlin

Car ploughs into school trip teenagers killing teacher in Berlin

A German-Armenian man drove into a crowd in a busy shopping district in Berlin on Wednesday, mowing down a group of teenagers and killing their teacher before crashing through a shop window.

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Stocks lower as recession fears weigh on sentiment

Stocks lower as recession fears weigh on sentiment

Stock markets were lower on Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of recession while inflation soars around the world.

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Ukraine says troops may have to pull back from flashpoint city

Ukraine says troops may have to pull back from flashpoint city

Kyiv's forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk, a senior Ukrainian official conceded on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to unblock grain stuck in Ukraine's ports.

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Schoolgirl tells Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre

Schoolgirl tells Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre

An 11-year-old who smeared herself with her murdered friend's blood to play dead during last month's school shooting in the US state of Texas relived the horror of her ordeal before a panel of lawmakers on Wednesday.

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Australia need 125 to win T20I after Sri Lanka batting collapse

Australia need 125 to win T20I after Sri Lanka batting collapse

Sri Lankan batters failed to fire for the second consecutive T20 match against Australia and managed 124-9 in Colombo after the visitors won the toss and chose to field Wednesday.

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US to ban single-use plastics on public lands by 2032

US to ban single-use plastics on public lands by 2032

The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day.

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Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk

Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk

The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed in such countries.

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Biles, Raisman, other US gymnasts file $1 bn claim against FBI

Biles, Raisman, other US gymnasts file $1 bn claim against FBI

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and other star US gymnasts filed a $1 billion claim against the FBI on Wednesday for alleged mishandling of the investigation into sexual abuse by predatory former team doctor Larry Nassar.

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'Top Ganna' beats Van Aert in Dauphine time-trial

'Top Ganna' beats Van Aert in Dauphine time-trial

Filippo Ganna of Ineos Grenadiers won stage 4 of cycling's Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday edging his key rival Wout van Aert on the 31.9km time-trial with a sizzling time of 35min 32sec.

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US lays out pledges as Biden woos Latin American leaders

US lays out pledges as Biden woos Latin American leaders

US President Joe Biden heads Wednesday to a Latin America summit on a mission to woo back the region as his administration pledged greater economic cooperation, investment and a program to train half a million health workers.

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